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Re: Update - Error Dialog



On Thu, Oct 09, 2014 at 08:49:31AM -0400, Verde Denim wrote:
> I've been seeing this dialog popping up (seems like at random) with
> "Could not get updates" - Failed to process request. Selecting the 'More
> details' dropdown shows 'Operation was cancelled'. I can close the
> dialog, and there doesn't seem to be any other issues. Is there a way to
> find out what is generating this?

Open a terminal window. Run "xprop _NET_WM_PID", then click in the dialog in
question. You should be given the PID of the application displaying the
window. You can then use "ps -p <the PID>" to see what the application's
name is.

> 
> Input, as always, is greatly appreciated.
> 
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> 
> Jack
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